Kansas City Chiefs Multi-Year Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $215,861,797 | $146,047,394 | $79,733,027 | $32,200,000 | $3,840,000 | |
| Signed Players | 66 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Quarterbacks | $8,231,413 | $1,625,000 | ||||
| Running Backs | $6,149,794 | $891,460 | $1,006,460 | |||
| Fullbacks | ||||||
| Wide Receivers | $36,836,905 | $17,994,455 | $22,274,335 | |||
| Tight Ends | $14,410,900 | $9,532,500 | ||||
| Offensive Line | $43,637,488 | $36,594,656 | $9,502,988 | |||
| Defensive Line | $51,338,565 | $38,755,551 | $27,518,795 | $27,800,000 | ||
| Linebackers | $21,756,712 | $12,715,463 | $12,723,750 | |||
| Secondary | $26,760,020 | $22,978,309 | $2,506,699 | |||
| Special Teams | $6,865,000 | $4,960,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,400,000 | $3,840,000 | |
| Injured Reserve | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $9,648,625 |
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary cap figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Chiefs Salary Cap Table
| Quarterbacks | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $5,316,413 | - | UFA | - | - |
| Chad Henne | QB | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Jordan Ta'amu | QB | $680,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Williams | RB | $2,708,334 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Darrel Williams | RB | $755,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Elijah McGuire | RB | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Darwin Thompson | RB | $716,460 | $891,460 | $1,006,460 | UFA | - |
| Marcus Marshall | RB | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Mike Weber | RB | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Fullbacks | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Sherman | FB | - | UFA | - | - | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | WR | $17,740,000 | $15,850,500 | $20,685,000 | UFA | - |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $15,875,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | $1,135,239 | $1,362,287 | $1,589,335 | UFA | - |
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Felton Davis | WR | $611,666 | $781,668 | RFA | - | - |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | - | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | TE | $11,218,400 | $8,750,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Deon Yelder | TE | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| John Lovett | TE | $612,500 | $782,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Joe Fortson | TE | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Nick Keizer | TE | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Alize Mack | TE | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Fisher | LT | $14,981,666 | $14,681,668 | UFA | - | - |
| Mitchell Schwartz | RT | $10,820,000 | $10,005,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | $8,937,500 | $9,250,000 | $8,500,000 | UFA | - |
| Austin Reiter | C | $3,758,334 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mike Remmers | RT | $887,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Martinas Rankin | G | $750,000 | $920,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Andrew Wylie | T | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Nick Allegretti | C | $712,488 | $887,988 | $1,002,988 | UFA | - |
| Jackson Barton | T | $690,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Ryan Hunter | T | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Greg Senat | T | $675,000 | $850,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Clark | DE | $19,300,000 | $25,800,000 | $26,300,000 | $27,800,000 | UFA |
| Chris Jones | DE | $16,126,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Alex Okafor | DE | $7,221,875 | $7,850,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Breeland Speaks | DE | $1,663,776 | $1,941,072 | UFA | - | - |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon | DE | $1,374,936 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | $1,039,850 | $1,209,850 | UFA | - | - |
| Khalen Saunders | DT | $928,795 | $1,103,795 | $1,218,795 | UFA | - |
| Mike Pennel | DE | $887,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Lanier | DE | $825,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Devaroe Lawrence | DT | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Tim Ward | DE | $610,833 | $850,834 | RFA | - | - |
| Braxton Hoyett | DT | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Hitchens | ILB | $12,692,500 | $10,723,750 | $12,723,750 | UFA | - |
| Damien Wilson | OLB | $5,375,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Dorian O'Daniel | OLB | $963,879 | $1,138,379 | UFA | - | - |
| Ben Niemann | LB | $752,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Demone Harris | OLB | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Darius Harris | OLB | $613,333 | $853,334 | RFA | - | - |
| Emmanuel Smith | LB | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrann Mathieu | FS | $16,333,333 | $19,733,334 | UFA | - | - |
| Daniel Sorensen | SS | $4,750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Juan Thornhill | S | $1,048,924 | $1,258,709 | $1,493,494 | UFA | - |
| Armani Watts | S | $917,558 | $1,088,061 | UFA | - | - |
| Antonio Hamilton | CB | $887,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Charvarius Ward | CB | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Rashad Fenton | CB | $722,705 | $898,205 | $1,013,205 | UFA | - |
| Alex Brown | CB | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Chris Lammons | CB | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Butker | K | $3,195,000 | $3,940,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,400,000 | $3,840,000 |
| Dustin Colquitt | P | $2,650,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| James Winchester | LS | $1,020,000 | $1,020,000 | UFA | - | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremon Smith | RB | $76,902 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahlil McKenzie | G | $75,472 | - | - | - | - |
| Alphonso Hodge | CB | $42,916 | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Fox | P | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $5,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | $5,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Cody Thompson | WR | $5,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Berry | SS | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Cameron Erving | T | $1,431,668 | - | - | - | - |